About the security content of Apple TV 5.1.1

This document describes the security content of Apple TV 5.1.1.

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Apple TV 5.1.1

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Apple TV

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Available for: Apple TV 2nd generation and later

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Impact: Compromised applications may be able to determine addresses in the kernel

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Description: An information disclosure issue existed in the handling of APIs related to kernel extensions. Responses containing a OSBundleMachOHeaders key may have included kernel addresses, which may aid in bypassing address space layout randomization protection. This issue was addressed by unsliding the addresses before returning them.

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